{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-1868","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-1868","heading":"Subpoena","body":"A. An arbitrator may issue a subpoena for the attendance of a\n\nwitness and for the production of records and other evidence at any\n\nhearing and may administer oaths. A subpoena must be served in the\n\nmanner for service of subpoenas in a civil action and, upon\n\napplication and motion to the court by a party to the arbitration\n\nproceeding or the arbitrator, enforced in the manner for enforcement\n\nof subpoenas in a civil action. A witness may be allowed to appear\n\ntelephonically or by any other available means that allows\n\ncontemporaneous cross-examination.\n\nB. In order to make the proceedings fair, expeditious, and\n\ncost-effective, upon request of a party to or a witness in an\n\narbitration proceeding, an arbitrator may permit a deposition of any\n\nwitness to be taken for use as evidence at the hearing, including a\n\nwitness who cannot be subpoenaed for or is unable to attend a\n\nhearing. The arbitrator shall determine the conditions under which\n\nthe deposition is taken.\n\nC. An arbitrator may permit such discovery as the arbitrator\n\ndecides is appropriate in the circumstances, taking into account the\n\nneeds of the parties to the arbitration proceeding and other\n\naffected persons and the desirability of making the proceeding fair,\n\nexpeditious, and cost-effective.\n\nD. If an arbitrator permits discovery under subsection C of\n\nthis section, the arbitrator may order a party to the arbitration\n\nproceeding to comply with the arbitrator’s discovery-related orders,\n\nissue subpoenas for the attendance of a witness and for the\n\nproduction of records and other evidence at a discovery proceeding,\n\nand take action against a noncomplying party to the extent a court\n\ncould if the controversy were the subject of a civil action in this\n\nstate.\n\nE. An arbitrator may issue a protective order to prevent the\n\ndisclosure of privileged information, confidential information,\n\ntrade secrets, and other information protected from disclosure to\n\nthe extent a court could if the controversy were the subject of a\n\ncivil action in this state.\n\nF. All laws compelling a person under subpoena to testify and\n\nall fees for attending a judicial proceeding, a deposition, or a\n\ndiscovery proceeding as a witness apply to an arbitration proceeding\n\nas if the controversy were the subject of a civil action in this\n\nstate.\n\nG. The court may enforce a subpoena or discovery-related order\n\nfor the attendance of a witness within this state and for the\n\nproduction of records and other evidence issued by an arbitrator in\n\nconnection with an arbitration proceeding in another state upon\n\nconditions determined by the court so as to make the arbitration\n\nproceeding fair, expeditious, and cost-effective. A subpoena or\n\ndiscovery-related order issued by an arbitrator in another state\n\nmust be served in the manner provided by law for service of\n\nsubpoenas in a civil action in this state and, upon motion to the\n\ncourt by a party to the arbitration proceeding or the arbitrator,\n\nenforced in the manner provided by law for enforcement of subpoenas\n\nin a civil action in this state.","path":["OK Code","Title 12"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os12.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"c895a17b9dd467ea3b1477a37f80a1db1730efc785b435084df2dfd5a385b947","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-1867","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-1869"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}